《北夢瑣言》係北宋初期的史料性筆記小說，主要記載中晚唐至五代諸國事蹟。孫光憲以著史態度針砭人物、分析事件，除欲藉此發抒個人見解、勉勵後進子孫外，同時有標榜和鑑戒意味。本文旨在細究《北夢瑣言》中女性形象問題，認為孫光憲所以撻伐女性的才思和美貌，其意在標舉孝順、貞節、賢能和義勇等德行，使滿足男性的期望而為己所用。尤其孫光憲取材女性角色遍及社會裡的各個階層，不因當事者的地位尊貴而錦上添花，也不因其出身卑微而落井下石，且能客觀地針對其行為的是非對錯而褒賢遏惡，提供認識晚唐五代男性看待女性的觀點，觀照當時的社會面貌與道德意識，並可作為研讀《北夢瑣言》和孫光憲思想時之參考，使能更完整的掌握其面向。
”Bei Meng Suo Yan” was a kind of note-taken story in early Northern Song Dynasty that mainly recorded the affairs of each country from middle and late Tang Dynasty to Five Dynasties. Sun Guang-Xian exhorted people and analyzed issues with an attitude to record the history. It not only expressed his own opinion and encouraged his offspring, but also conveyed the implications of setting examples and taking warnings. The present study aimed at exploring the female images in ”Bei Meng Suo Yan”, and it was claimed that the reason why Sun Guang-Xian criticized female's talent and beauty was that he intended to emphasize the virtues of filial piety, chastity, capability, and bravery to meet male's expectation. The female characters that Sun Guang-Xian selected included every level in the society. He would not adulate those who were in prestigious position and despise those who were of humble birth. In addition, he could objectively praise good deeds and suppress evil conduct according to the standard of right and wrong. He provided some viewpoints to know how male treated female in late Tang Dynasty and Five Dynasties, and it reflected the social aspects and moral consciousness at that time. It could also be served as a reference for researching on ”Bei Meng Suo Yan” and Sun Guang-Xian's thought, so all the aspects could be thoroughly captured.
